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WESTLING, Keith 1929-2015

WESTLING, LEWIS, WILLIAMS, SAMPSON, WENESS, PATTERSON, ROCKAFELLOW

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 10/12/2015 at 12:13:33

Keith Westling
(Died October 12, 2015)
Keith Westling, age 86, of Osage, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 12, 2015, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, 3269 Foothill Avenue, Osage, Iowa, with Pastor David A. Werges and Diaconal Minister Elayne J. Werges officiating. Inurnment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Keith was born February 22, 1929, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Carl and Mildred (Lewis) Westling. He attended country school in Meroa and Osage Community High School. On May 23, 1954, he married Millie Sampson at Six Mile Grove Church in Lyle, Minnesota. Keith was a farmer, drove gas truck for Merrill Johnson, and was a school bus driver for Osage Community Schools for ten years.
He was a member of Rock Creek Lutheran Church in Meroa, where he had previously served as a trustee. Keith enjoyed fishing, gardening, playing cards and camping. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Keith loved his daughter-in-law, Angel, like a daughter and would listen to her when he wouldn’t listen to anyone else. She was his Angel on earth.
Keith is survived by his wife, Millie Westling of Osage; his children, Barb Onken (Rick) of Rudd, Karen Dunlay (Bill) of St. Charles, Minnesota, and Jeff Westling (Angel) of Osage; grandchildren, Laura Onken Arcenas (Rodney) of Pembrooke Pines, Florida, Melanie Onken of Waterloo, Scott Onken of Waterloo, Jamie Dunlay (Naomi) of Chester, Minnesota, Cory Dunlay (Kaitlyn Tuohy) of St. Charles, Minnesota, Katie Dunlay (Derek Doane) of Plainview, Minnesota, Jake Westling of Byron, Minnesota, and Alyssa Westling of Osage; great-grandchildren, Jade and Jaxson Arcenas of Pembrooke Pines, Florida, Brayden, Holden, Payten, Jamie Jr., and Raylen Dunlay of Chester, Minnesota; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Rockafellow and Gladys Sampson, both of St. Ansgar; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Westling and Mildred Williams; his step-father, Stanley Williams; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Oscar and Rena Sampson; sisters-in-law, Cleo Weness and Enid Patterson; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Weness, Donald Patterson, Russell Sampson, and Dean Rockafellow.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706
Source: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website, 10-11-2015

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Obituary: Keith Westling (Died October 12, 2015) Keith Westling, age 86, of Osage, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 12, 2015, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage, after a courageous battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, 3269 Foothill Avenue, Osage, Iowa, with Pastor David A. Werges and Diaconal Minister Elayne J. Werges officiating. Inurnment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Keith was born February 22, 1929, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Carl and Mildred (Lewis) Westling. He attended country school in Meroa and Osage Community High School. On May 23, 1954, he married Millie Sampson at Six Mile Grove Church in Lyle, Minnesota. Keith was a farmer, drove gas truck for Merrill Johnson, and was a school bus driver for Osage Community Schools for ten years. He was a member of Rock Creek Lutheran Church in Meroa, where he had previously served as a trustee. Keith enjoyed fishing, gardening, playing cards and camping. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Keith loved his daughter-in-law, Angel, like a daughter and would listen to her when he wouldn’t listen to anyone else. She was his Angel on earth. Keith is survived by his wife, Millie Westling of Osage; his children, Barb Onken (Rick) of Rudd, Karen Dunlay (Bill) of St. Charles, Minnesota, and Jeff Westling (Angel) of Osage; grandchildren, Laura Onken Arcenas (Rodney) of Pembrooke Pines, Florida, Melanie Onken of Waterloo, Scott Onken of Waterloo, Jamie Dunlay (Naomi) of Chester, Minnesota, Cory Dunlay (Kaitlyn Tuohy) of St. Charles, Minnesota, Katie Dunlay (Derek Doane) of Plainview, Minnesota, Jake Westling of Byron, Minnesota, and Alyssa Westling of Osage; great-grandchildren, Jade and Jaxson Arcenas of Pembrooke Pines, Florida, Brayden, Holden, Payten, Jamie Jr., and Raylen Dunlay of Chester, Minnesota; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Rockafellow and Gladys Sampson, both of St. Ansgar; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Westling and Mildred Williams; his step-father, Stanley Williams; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Oscar and Rena Sampson; sisters-in-law, Cleo Weness and Enid Patterson; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Weness, Donald Patterson, Russell Sampson, and Dean Rockafellow. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706 Source: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website, 10-11-2015
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